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Incompetent Citylink Barstewards-advice Needed
*LONG SORRY* Could anyone with any consumer/legal knowledge please please help me with an issue we have had with the stupid, incompetent idiots that make up Citylink!! When my DH and I were selling a lot of things through ebay last year we joined up with citylink as some things were too big to send via royal mail. We had…
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Hillside Messengers
Has any one heard of them?I recieved a letter in the post today saying i need to call them ASAP and quote the message number given.I suspect this is a scam.
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Tesco policies...
Perhaps some kind soul could explain to a numpty what Tesco policy is re the following. While on a shopping trip to my local store i bought an item without noticing it should have been eaten yesterday. My DW, bless her, spotted that the item was about to explode and sent me packing back to Tesco with it.CS employee took…
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Time share
Had to open door to postmsn with a special delivery envelope had to sign for it ,when I opened letter it said I was the competition winner and had scooped the main prize,with Easy H0800 no, thank goodness so rang ,and straight away I said is it a con is it time share the tele sales said YES but fancy sending out special…
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confused over a nintendo!!!???
After hunting for a Nintendo, we finally found one in a well known store, but it ment traveling an hour & a half to get it, but we decided to go for it. I got the package on finance paying monthly on direct debit, went through the credit check, they had all my details, bank account info, passport etc, paid the inital…
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The 'Unclaimed Prize Register'
I take care of things for our dear old 82 year old aunty. Unfortunately she suffers from dementia and is totally unable to manage her own affairs. Once a month or so she receives a very official looking letter from the above mentioned Ross On Wye based outfit. The letter implies that she's won a big cash prize and uses…
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Asda Mouldy Bread
Just a bit annoyed, so posting. I had bought some bread from Asda, best before today. Just went to make breakfast of toast and it's got some quite large bright green mould on it. So, eeewwwwww. Can't take it back to complain/get a refund as that's a 5 mile round trip. So just slightly annoyed that it's gone off so quickly…
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Marks and Spencer 2 year guarantee.
Hi all, I bought a PS3 in February from Marks and Spencer online and it is not faulty and not loading any discs with the blu-ray drive most likely faulty. M and S give a 2 year guarantee with all their technology goods. However, i checked the T+c's before phoning them and it says you require the parcel summary that you get…
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Taking Faulty Goods back without Receipt - can they refuse to swap for same product??
Hi, Went to John Lewis to swap my faulty Pure DAB radio today. I got it for a Birthday present so don't have receipt. They refused saying I needed to get proof of purchase or take it up with Pure. Just wasted 10 miles of car fuel and an hour of my time!! Does anyone know my consumer rights in this one. :confused: The…
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Cancelling gym membership on medical grounds
Not sure if anyone would have any advice on the following....Will try to keep it short! I cancelled my gym membership in Nov 2006 following a car crash where I received a back injury and was unable to exercise. Took a letter by hand to the gym with membership card and requested DD to be cancelled. After several months…
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LOVE FILM .... grrrrr
Just wanted to see if anyone has had the same experience I am having with this company! I took up the offer of a months free rental and if I signed up I was promised a £20 voucher to spend at dvd.co.uk. Registered April 11th , stayed an extra month, and as yet have still had no voucher. I have emailed and emailed. I have…
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can you help me guys??
hello friends, looking for some help please im trying to find out the managing directors e mail address for alpharooms.com i have a serious complaint that involves my family 3 pensioners and a 14month child left stranded in a foreign country, im not getting anywhere with alpharooms and would like to address this directly…
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Tips4Women book competition (complaint)
Over a month ago, I was told I'd won two books of my choice from the Tips4Women; the books were to be chosen from Pickabook. I chose my books and was told they had been ordered the same day. 10 days later, they hadn't arrived, so I contacted the Tips4Women to be told that they had been despatched and they were waiting on a…
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royal mail recorded delivery to Scotland - still not arrived
I sent a letter by 1st class recorded last thursdy (12/June), which still hasnt arrived.. according to lady at r/m, 1st class is only 'expected' to arrive within a couple of days, and is only considered lost after FIFTEEN working days have elapsed..?? it makes me think that r/d stuff is just bundled in with normal post..…
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Internet shopping for food
I have the ump with a lot of online shops lately, since the credit crunch began one is being ripped off royally and its getting worse I find. I am being sent partially rotten vegetables (Tesco lost me as an online customer this monday as enough is enough) or charging more for the shop than was ordered by handing out larger…
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aktive8.com - Rip-off merchants?
[size=+2]WARNING![/size] Aktive8 are an online Outdoor Gear & Leisure store based in Edinburgh with only a few staff (source: corporate192.com). I just thought I'd mention my recent experience with using Aktive8. If you decide to buy from Aktive8 be warned should anything go wrong and you need to return a faulty product,…
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Where's the rip-off?
I've currently got my car for sale on Autotrader and have just received the email below, I'm sure it’s a scam...but can someone enlighten me how? (I've included the name of emailer for obvious reasons!, Oh and how imaginitive is that name :rolleyes: ) ********************* Message: Dear Sir/Madam, I am interested in…
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From The Desk Of Mr. C Onartist
My junk mail box (Modus - web quarantine) is littered with emails from Nigerian scam artists etc, I often question whether the filter company actually sells data to get more junk email in (thus keeping your business! or else revert to 600 mails a day!). Anyway, why do the bank scammers and 419 scammers realise their…
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*Stingy* flowers from interflora
Hi Guys, Just thought I'd see what you all think - the gf was ill earlier in the week, so I ordered her the "Summer Perfect Gift" from interflora...Cost £33 including same day delivery... Went round the next day and was genuinely shocked at how small the thing is..there are 5 or 6 "main" flowers, then just "dressing" I…
